Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular Materialises in Auckland

Smash hit Doctor Who Symphonic
Spectacular returns to New Zealand with a brand
new show in 2015, performing for the first time in Auckland.
It follows Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular’s
performance earlier this year in Wellington, as part of the
New Zealand Festival, which received a rapturous response
from audiences.

The show will be hosted once
more by fifth doctor Peter Davison. He will
take to the stage on Sunday 15 February 2015 at Vector Arena
alongside Daleks, Cybermen and a host of other Doctor Who
monsters in this musical celebration of the iconic TV
series, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last
year.

The new show will feature music from the upcoming
new series of Doctor Who and specially edited
sequences of Peter Capaldi’s debut as the twelfth Doctor,
as well as fan favourites from recent series and classic
nostalgic footage. Composer Murray Gold’s captivating
music will be performed once again by the New Zealand
Symphony Orchestra.

The 2015 tour, which will also perform
in Australia in Sydney, Perth and Adelaide is brought to
audiences by BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand in
association with AKM.

Murray Gold said: “Audiences will
be able to hear the first public performances of music from
the Capaldi era, encapsulating the dizzy rush and excitement
of a new Doctor.”

Peter Davison said: “I had a
fantastic time on theDoctor Who Symphonic Spectacular
Tour in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year. It
was great to see audiences so enthralled by the combination
of music and the monsters and I can’t wait to join you
again with this exciting new show. Once again Murray
Gold’s brilliant compositions are arranged by Ben Foster
for full orchestra, and it is fantastic to be able to give
audiences the opportunity to hear these pieces played live
by your world class musicians.”

For fans keen to put
their questions to Peter Davison and find out more about how
the show is put together, there are Ultimate Fan VIP
Packages available.

Helen Pendlebury, Head of Live
Entertainment, BBC Worldwide ANZ, said: “Following the
successful tour of Wellington, Melbourne and Brisbane
earlier this year, we’re delighted to bring this new
production to New Zealand and take the show to Auckland for
the first time. Peter Davison was outstanding as a host and
we’re pleased he is able to join us once more to introduce
the music of Doctor Who to new audiences.”

Doctor
Who Symphonic Spectacular is at Vector Arena, Auckland
on Sunday 15 February 2015. Tickets go on sale to the
general public on Monday 18 August and are available from
Ticketmaster,www.ticketmaster.co.nz, 0800 111 999

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